scholarly journals An empirical analysis of the impact of working capital management on the firm performance in cement and ceramics industry of Pakistan- A panel approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-90
Author(s):  
Rashida Bibi ◽  
Fayaz Ahmad ◽  
Muhammad Aamir
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Fixed Effect Model ◽  
Fixed Effect ◽  
Capital Management ◽  
Working Capital ◽  
Working Capital Management ◽  
Effect Model ◽  
Inventory Turnover ◽  
Ceramics Industry

The real impact of Working Capital management is captured through its constituent policies such as Inventory, Receivable, and Payable managements. The aim of this study is to analyze the effects of Working Capital management i.e. inventory turnover period, the cycle of cash conversion, accounts receivable and payable periods, on the firm performance of cement and ceramics industry of Pakistan. The target population of the current research work is the whole cement and ceramics industry of Pakistan. The fixed-effect model was used for empirical analysis and incorporated by using the Stata software. The model parameters were tested at 1% and 5% level of significance. The outcomes of the fixed-effect model indicated that the account receivable period (AR) in days, inventory turnover (IT) in days and cash conversion cycle (CC) has an inverse nexus with the firm value of cement and ceramics industry of Pakistan. However, the account payable period has a positive relationship with the profitability of the cement and ceramics industry of Pakistan.

scholarly journals Effect of Working Capital Management on Firm Performance: The Role of Ownership Structure

2019 ◽  
Vol IV (I) ◽  
pp. 75-83
Author(s):  
Shams ur Rahman ◽  
Khurshed Iqbal ◽  
Aamir Nadeem
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Ownership Structure ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Fixed Effect Model ◽  
Managerial Ownership ◽  
Capital Management ◽  
Working Capital ◽  
Working Capital Management ◽  
Inventory Turnover

Current study investigates the effect of working capital management on firm performance with the moderating role of ownership structure. A random sample of 77 firms for the period 2011-2015 was selected. By using fixed effect model the study demonstrated statistically significant negative relationship of leverage, average collection period and quick ratio on firm performance, while current ratio, account payable and inventory turnover found with positive significant effect on Firm Performance. Further, the effect of working capital on firm performance was positively affected by Institutional ownership and negatively affected by Managerial ownership. Thus, the results suggest that the owner/manager needs to manage their limited resources efficiently for the improvement of profitability. It is also advised that investor and shareholder pay attention to the level of institutional and managerial ownership at the time of investment..

scholarly journals Working Capital Management and the Profitability of the Manufacturing Sector: A Case Study of Pakistan’s Textile Industry

2011 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahid Ali
Keyword(s):  
Fixed Effect Model ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Fixed Effect ◽  
Capital Management ◽  
Working Capital ◽  
Return On Assets ◽  
Operating Cycle ◽  
Working Capital Management ◽  
Cash Conversion Cycle ◽  
Effect Model

This study explores the association between working capital management and the profitability of textile firms in Pakistan. The efficiency of working capital management is reflected by three variables: cash conversion efficiency, days operating cycle, and days of working capital. We use return on assets, economic value added, return on equity, and profit margin on sales as proxies for profitability. A balanced panel dataset covering 160 textile firms for the period 2000–05 is analyzed and we estimate an ordinary least squares model and a fixed effect model. Return on assets is found to be significantly and negatively related to average days receivable, positively related to average days in inventory, and significantly and negatively related to average days payable. Also, return on assets has a significant positive correlation with the cash conversion cycle, which would suggest that a longer cash conversion cycle is more profitable in the textiles business. The findings of the regression analysis show that average days in inventory, average days receivable, and average days payable have a significant economic impact on return on assets. The findings of the fixed effect model reveal that average days in inventory and average days receivable both have a significant impact on return on assets.

scholarly journals The Interplay between Working Capital Management and a Firm’s Financial Performance across the Corporate Life Cycle

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 1661 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zanxin Wang ◽  
Minhas Akbar ◽  
Ahsan Akbar
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Firm Performance ◽  
Financial Performance ◽  
Life Cycle Stage ◽  
Capital Management ◽  
Working Capital ◽  
Working Capital Management ◽  
Conservative Strategy ◽  
Corporate Life Cycle ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of working capital management (WCM) and working capital strategy (WCS) on firm’s financial performance across different stages of the corporate life cycle (CLC). We use Pakistani non-financial listed firms nested in 12 diverse industries over a period of 2005–2014 as the research sample and employ the hierarchical linear mixed (HLM) estimator, which can process multilevel data where observations are not completely independent. The empirical findings reveal that, overall, WCM is negatively associated with firm performance. However, this association is not static across different stages of a firm’s life cycle. For example, a negative association is more pronounced at the introduction stage followed by growth and decline stages, whereas WCM does not significantly impact the performance of mature firms. Likewise, WCS also causes varying effects on the financial performance across the CLC. A conservative strategy at the introduction, growth, and decline stages negatively affects firm performance, suggesting that these firms should adopt an aggressive strategy. Nevertheless, management of sample firms did not account for the respective life cycle stage while formulating a WCM strategy, which can seriously compromise their financial sustainability. These findings suggest that firms require customized WCM policies and WCS to attain sustainable financial performance at each stage of firm life cycle. Thus, managers should not overlook the significant role of CLC stages in their financial planning to ensure the sustainable functioning of the enterprise.

The Relationship Between Working Capital Management and Firm Performance

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 3244-3248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanaffie Yusoff ◽  
Kamilah Ahmad ◽  
Ong Yi Qing ◽  
Shafie Mohamed Zabri
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Capital Management ◽  
Working Capital ◽  
Working Capital Management ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Working Capital Management and Firm Performance

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 37-50
Author(s):  
Sunday Simon ◽  
Norfaiezah Sawandi ◽  
Mohamad Ali Abdul-Hamid
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Explanatory Power ◽  
Capital Management ◽  
Working Capital ◽  
Working Capital Management ◽  
Crisis Period ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Significant Difference

This study examines the relationship between working capital management (WCM) and firm performance during and after the financial crisis of 2007-2008 in Nigeria. During the crisis, lending conditions were deeply affected, and financing operations became challenging for firms. Although research findings on the causes and effects of the crisis on the economy are known, what remains unknown is whether the financial crisis had a significant impact on WCM performance. This knowledge is essential for developing resilience to withstand a possible crisis in the future because vulnerability remains high as a result of the deepened integration of many economies. Thus, this study addresses this issue using a sample of 675 firm-year observations from listed firms on the Nigerian stock exchange for the period from 2007 to 2015. The differences between the two periods, the crisis period and then after the crisis period, is operationalised through two analyses. First, OLS regression analysis was conducted to determine the explanatory powers of WCM for the two periods via their R2s. Second, a test of difference using the Cramer Z-statistic for the two periods was conducted. The findings indicate that WCM variables have more explanatory power (R2) in the period after the crisis than during the crisis. Also, the results revealed that the Z-scores are significant, implying that a significant difference existed between the two periods. This means that WCM was affected during the financial crisis and led to low profitability, whereas, during the after-crisis period, WCM associates with higher profitability.

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